# Incident 19860212009789I: Cessna 401, Bainbridge, GA, February 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1986, 15:15 local time
- Place: Bainbridge, GA
- Airport: Decatur Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9049° N, 84.5730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bainbridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9049&lon=-84.5730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8271F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8271F-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 47 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860212009789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON LEFT MAIN GEAR. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. ROD END BEARING WAS FROZEN.

## Other reports on N8271F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890624017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890624017479A), Jun 24, 1989: Cessna 401 (N8271F), Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Right engine failed on takeoff after gear up. Shut down both engines landed gear up. Fuel pump incorrectly adjusted

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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